Quran 90:17 — Al-Balad, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
thumma kāna mina alladhīna āmanū watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri watawāṣaw bil-marḥamati
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- then that he become of those who believe and counsel each other to be steadfast, and counsel each other to be merciful.
- Muhammad Asad
- and being, withal, of those who have attained to faith, and who enjoin upon one another patience in adversity, and enjoin upon one another compassion.
- Sahih International
- And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | he is | كون |
| 3 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 4 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 5 | ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū | believe | أمن |
| 6 | وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣaw | and enjoin (each other) | وصي |
| 7 | بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabri | to patience | صبر |
| 8 | وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣaw | and enjoin (each other) | وصي |
| 9 | بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِbil-marḥamati | to compassion | رحم |